Animal Collective performs at Coachella 2011. (2011/File Photo)
With the Monday morning deluge of emails, I’m seeing a few more options for the Coachella 2013 lineup.
So who might be heading to Indio for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 12-14 and April 19-21? Here’s some more possible artists. (Also, if you want a chance to win a gift card to pick up some camping gear, just tell us who you think will headline Coachella 2013.)
Animal Collective performs at Coachella 2011. (2011/File Photo)
Animal Collective
Animal Collective last played the Empire Polo Club on the Coachella stage in 2011, just after Mumford & Sons. The band’s most recent album, “Centipede Hz,” arrived in September 2012.
The band’s tour stops at the end of March in Idaho and doesn’t include any West Coast dates as of yet. They’re Coachella favorites, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see them.
UPDATE 1:30 P.M: Thanks to readers Nik and Stanley for pointing out that Animal Collective played most of “Centipede Hz” at Coachella 2011. I actually missed the band’s set because I was at Empire of the Sun, if I remember correctly. Maybe Animal Collective just wants to attend as fans and hang out with Dan Deacon. Maybe they’re going to unleash some new material? Thoughts?
UPDATE 7:45 P.M.: An earlier version incorrectly stated that Animal Collective went on before Mumford & Sons in 2011. They actually went on after on the main stage. Thanks to reader Matt Jensik for the alert.
Dan Deacon played Coachella in 2008. (Contributed Image)
Dan Deacon
Joining Animal Collective on the road will be Baltimore’s own Dan Deacon. It’s been a while since Deacon was at Coachella. He did appear there in 2008.
OMD is releasing a new album in April (Joe Dilworth/Contributed Image)
OMD
OMD, a.k.a. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, have announced that their new record will be released April 9. It will be called “English Electric” and I’ve posted a trailer below.
OMD is the kind of old-school electro act that will do really well at Coachella. I also hope that it happens so I can hear “If you Leave” and “Enola Gay” in the desert, daydreaming about Andrew McCarthy when the former is played.
And just for fun, let’s revisit the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who just played some new tunes at the Glass House in Pomona on Jan. 11 and announced today that their new album, “Mosquito,” will drop on April 16, in between the twin Coachellas. It also may be one of the most disturbing covers ever.
I’ve covered the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival since 2007.
Previous Coachella 2013 picks and ponderings from the Audio File and readers:
Jan. 13, 2013: The Killers and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jan. 11, 2013: Deer Tick, Middle Brother, Deftones, Geographer, Atoms for Peace, Justin Timberlake
Jan. 10, 2013: Major Lazer, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Haim
Jan. 10, 2013: Infected Mushroom, Dr. Dog, Frank Turner, Dropkick Murphys
Jan. 8, 2013: When will the Coachella lineup be announced?
Jan. 7, 2013: Fugazi, Oingo Boingo
Jan. 5, 2013: Sound City Players
Dec. 31, 2012: Alex Clare, Lucero, Alabama Shakes, Beach House
Dec. 28, 2012: Hot Chip, Warpaint, Father John Misty, Cloud Nothings
Dec. 26, 2012: Muse, No Doubt and Alt-J
Dec. 20, 2012: Aesop Rock
Dec. 19, 2012: Daft Punk, The Rolling Stones, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Dec. 14, 2012: The Rolling Stones
Dec. 12, 2012: Airborne Toxic Event
Nov. 30, 2012: Bjork
Nov. 28, 2012: Nick Cave, Tegan and Sara, Converge
Nov. 14, 2012: Sigur Ros, Pearl Jam
Nov. 9, 2012: Paul Kalkbrenner, Kill the Noise
Nov. 9, 2012: Passion Pit, Nine Inch Nails/How to Destroy Angels, Queens of the Stone Age, Run DMC, Rocket from the Crypt
Nov. 5, 2012: The Stone Roses, Daft Punk, Eminem, Watch the Throne, Depeche Mode
Oct. 19, 2012: Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Local Natives, Blur
Want more Coachella goodness? I tag all of my Coachella prediction posts Coachellaology. The iGuide also has a Coachella section that has interviews, articles, photos from previous years and more. Consequence of Sound also has an excellent running tally of Coachella possibilities and confirmations. You can email me at vfranko@pe.com.